Ese Brume Grabs Long Jump Silver At World Athletics Championships In US
LAGOS JULY 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ese Brume leaped 7.02m to win Silver and Nigeria’s second medal on the last day of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Brume’s consistency had made her one of Nigeria’s medal hopefuls heading into the Championships. She barely made it into the final with her last attempt to book an automatic More...
Two PTI Effurun Students On Interns Die in Delta Tank Explosion
LAGOS JULY 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Two students of the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, have been confirmed dead in the explosion that rocked Matrix Energy Tank Farm at Ifiekporo, Warri South Local Government More...
Favour Ofili Smashes Okagbare’s 200m National Record In U.S.
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Favour Ofili yesterday ran 21.96 seconds to set a new national women’s 200m record at the 2022 Tom Jones Memorial Classic in the United States (U.S.). Ofili, who was among the nine More...
Nigerians Laments Disappearance Of Oduduru, As U.S. Drops ‘All Charges’ Against Okagbare
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There were strong indications yesterday that the United States may have dropped ‘all charges’ against Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, who is serving a 10-year ban over drugs More...
Doping: Blessing Okagbare Yet To Appeal 10-Year Ban As Deadline Nears Expiration
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, may not appeal the 10-year-ban handed her by the Athletics Integrity Unit for doping as the 30-day appeal deadline nears expiration. The AIU More...
Ese Brume Leads Team Nigeria’s Contingent To 2022 World Athletics Indoors In Belgrade
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Tokyo Olympics long jump bronze medalist, Ese Brume, and five other athletes will fly Nigeria’s flag in this year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships holding in Belgrade, Serbian. More...
Blessing Okagbare Goes Philosophical, Says She Is Happy Forging Ahead In Style
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s Track and field athlete Blessing Okagbare may have been boxed into a corner following her ban, but the two-time Commonwealth Gold medalist says she is coping just fine More...
WBF Champion, Onoriode Ehwarieme Knocks Out America’s Holcomb In Round One
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Knockout specialist, Nigeria’s Onoriode ‘Godzilla’ Ehwarieme, recorded another milestone in his professional boxing career in the early hours of Sunday, when he defeated More...
Urhobo Born Nigeria’s WBF Champion, Onoriode Makes Wave In US, Sets For Fight Against America’s Holcomb
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (URHOBORODAY)-World Boxing Federation (WBF) champion, Urhobo Born Nigerian, Onoriode ‘Godzilla’ Ehwarieme makes wave United states. He is set for his second fight in the United States More...
Dope: Blessing Okagbare Reacts to 10-Year AIU Ban
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has reacted to the decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) to hand her a 10-year ban for doping violations. Okagbare, who won silver More...